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Assad Says Chemical Weapons Disposal Will Cost $1 Bln, Take A Year

posted 19 Sep 2013, 06:05 by Mpelembe   [ updated 19 Sep 2013, 06:06 ]

Syria's President Bashar al-Assad tells Fox News it would cost about $1 billion to get rid of Syria's chemical weapons under a U.S.-Russian deal reached last week.

 DAMASCUSSYRIA (SEPTEMBER 18, 2013) (STILL IMAGES) (SANA) -  President Bashar al-Assad said on Wednesday (September 18) it would cost about $1 billion to get rid of Syria's chemical weapons under a U.S.-Russian deal reached last week.



"As I said, it needs a lot of money. It needs about 1 billion. It is very detrimental to the environment. If theAmerican administration is ready to pay this money and take the responsibility of bringing toxic materials to the United States, why don't they do it?"

Assad denied that his forces were responsible for a chemical weapons attack in Ghouta, outsideDamascus, on Aug. 21 that brought the United States close to attacking Syria in response.





Former U.S. Representative Dennis Kucinich, a liberal Democrat and eight-term congressman fromOhio who is now a commentator for Fox News, took part in the interview on Tuesday in Damascusalong with Fox senior correspondent Greg Palkot.
